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SPECIAL TOPICS

The Special Topics section of ScienceWatch.com is designed to complement Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters in providing citation analyses and commentary for selected scientific research areas that have experienced notable recent advances or are of special current interest. Each topic is prefaced with a description of its relation to the main Essential Science Indicators rankings and the methodology used to assemble the data from the Essential Science Indicators database. A new topic is added monthly. The data presented for each topic include citation rankings for scientists, institutions, nations, and journals.

Research front maps are also included which are selected from the current Research Front set that are relevant to the featured special topic. Most special topics also feature interviews and essays by prominent scientists in the area. All Special Topics are archived, along with any accompanying interviews. 


Special Topic for March 2010:

Quantum Computers: From Bits to Qubits

The Bloch sphere is a representation of a qubit, the fundamental building block of quantum computers. Quantum computation, the use of quantum physics to perform operations today's average computers cannot do, is a hot up-and-coming area of interest for both practical and theoretical research.

This month, Special Topics examines the literature on quantum computers over the past decade and over the past two years.
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The Bloch sphere is a representation of a qubit, the fundamental building block of quantum computers.
 

New Special Topics Interviews for March 2010:

Patrick J. Flynn; Face Recognition

Glenn R. Gibson; Probiotics

Jørgen Vestbo; COPD
 

View the complete menu of all previous Special Topics, Interviews, & Features. This list represents all of the interviews, essays, or profiles that accompanied their Special Topic. Listed by date of Special Topic.

                 



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The Special Topic for April 2010 is a revisit to "Obesity."


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